Water ski harness



April 10, 1956 W. H. TAYLOR WATER SKI HARNESS Filed May l5, 1952INVENTOR WILLI/1M HUMPHREY TAH/0R 'through its rearward end and alignedwith the slot in .being adapted to selectively pass through one of theholes in the foot plate and one stud passing through the slot in thefoot plate, a exible toe piece secured forwardly on the foot plate, aheel plate mounted rearwardly on the foot plate and having at least oneaperture through which one of the studs may be passed to secure theplates rigidly with respect to the ski and a flexible heel piece securedto the heel plate.

- 5. A ski as claimed in claim l, in which guide means are mounted onthe foot plate for sliding engagement with the heel plate.

6. A ski as claimed in claim l in which guide means are mounted on thefoot plate for sliding engagement with the outer edges of the heelplate.

7. A harness for a ski comprising a foot plate adapted to be mounted ona ski, a fixed foot-engaging member secured to the foot plate, anotherfoot engaging member adapted to co-operate with the first foot engagingmember to retain the users foot between them and longitudinally moveablerelative to the foot plate, guide means for retaining the foot plate andthe moveable foot engaging member substantially on the longitudinalcentre line of the ski, and means for securing the foot plate inlongitudinally adjusted position relative to the ski and the moveablefoot engaging member in longitudinally adjusted relationship to theplate, said guide means and securing means including registeringlongitudinal apertures in the foot plate and in the moveable footengaging member respectively, and means adapted to be secured to the skito pass through the apertures to secure the foot engaging member and thefoot plate to each other and the ski.

8. A harness for a ski comprising a foot plate adapted to be mounted ona ski, a fixed foot-engaging member secured to the foot plate, anotherfoot engaging member adapted to co-operate with the first foot engagingmember to retain the users foot between them and longitudinally moveablerelative to the foot plate, guide means for retaining the foot plate andthe moveable foot engaging member substantially on the longitudinalcentre line of the ski, and means for securing the foot plate inlongitudinally adjusted position relative to the ski and the moveabletoot engaging member in longitudinally adjusted relationship to theplate, said guide means and securing means including a longitudinalaperture in one end of the foot plate, means adapted to be secured tothe ski and to pass through the aperture to secure the plate to the ski,registering longitudinal apertures at the other end of the foot plateand in the moveable foot engaging member respectively, and means adaptedto be secured to the ski to pass through the apertures to secure thefoot engaging member and the foot plate to each other and the ski.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,165,547 Hill July 1l, 1939 2,248,307 Richards et al. July 8, 19412,327,783 Hains Aug. 24, 1943 2,540,576 Goodhue et al. Feb. 6, 1951

